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What Actually Happens at a Scientific Conference? Growing up, the year was split into two seasons. During the cooler months of the year my dad, who works in horticulture, was usually home. However, as soon as spring arrived, he was off travelling to conferences, nurseries and retailers across the country. One week he’d be discussing drought-tolerant ornamentals with…
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Tiny Bodyguards in the Mango Trees Imagine walking through a mango orchard and spotting leaves tangled together into strange green bundles. Look closer and you might find hundreds of tiny reddish ants marching aggressively along branches, guarding their leafy kingdom. These are weaver ants, Oecophylla smaragdina; nature’s tiny orchard bodyguards. For centuries, farmers in parts…
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If you’ve ever paused to think about insect names, you’ll quickly notice a pattern: many of them are, quite simply, inaccurate. Some arise from folklore, others from mistaken identity, and a few seem to ignore basic biology altogether. By combining entomology (the study of insects) with etymology (the study of word origins), we can uncover…
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